cut back

(noun) a reduction in quantity or rate. Synonyms: cutback.

(verb) return in time. Synonyms: cut back, flash back. Example: "The film cut back to an earlier event in the story."

(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in. Synonyms: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down. Examples: "Reduce your daily fat intake." "The employer wants to cut back health benefits."

(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. Synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back. Example: "Dress the plants in the garden."

(verb) place restrictions on. Synonyms: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back. Example: "Curtail drinking in school."